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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Alaska rates for HCPCS 44900

A pocket of pus that has formed around an inflamed or burst appendix is opened and drained through an incision in the abdomen. The cavity is washed out and a drain is usually left so it keeps emptying while the infection settles.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess cost?

$3,117

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,117 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$851 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$912 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,570Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,467
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,122professional $1,995

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,011.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $3,117 · 29th of 50
CA $9,971MD $1,268

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.